https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv en-us 2017-09-28 23:47:07 UTC 2026-01-04 13:40:03 UTC hello@padlet.com brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298574 My initial reaction to the text upon reading A Room of One’s Own was me thinking that it was a very dry read. I had a hard time engaging in the words being said. That was one thing I did not like about the book -  the language. While the words Woolf used were not sophisticated to the point that I could not understand them, they were arranged in a manner that made me have to focus and reread several times to interpret their meaning. 

]]> 2017-09-28 23:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298574 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298600 One thing I did like about the essay was the meaning behind it. In simple terms, the message Woolf is portraying is that a woman simply needs a room to herself and sufficient funds to write fiction. Obviously, the amount of money that Woolf discussed would have changed substantially over time but the idea is still the same. Several of the factors Woolf mentioned still have an affect on women in fiction today, such as education, poverty, and social status.

]]> 2017-09-28 23:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298600 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298606 One thing that stood out to me while reading the book is how Woolf seemingly gets distracted while writing. She starts off by talking about one thing and then goes off on a tangent about something else before ultimately coming back to what she was saying originally. This is partially why, for me, the book was so hard to follow. It was difficult for me to keep track of what she was talking about initially and I often had to go back and reread to comprehend what she was saying.]]> 2017-09-28 23:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298606 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298743 I believe A Room of One's Own is the common reading here at Le Moyne College because it is such a versatile text. Over 25 C100 classes have been created that can somehow be linked to the book. A Room of One's own entails a multitude of ideas and topics that can broken down into several areas of study; this makes the book a great common reading assignment for Le Moyne to have for incoming first-year students. ]]> 2017-09-28 23:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298743 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298780 "There is nothing final and rounded-off about Virginia Woolf's vision of reality. Her interests blended into one another and the impression she produces is cumulative."
Author: Paul Strathern 
Title: Virginia Woolf in 90 minutes 
Publication Date: 2005 ]]> 2017-09-28 23:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298780 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298837 Author: Grace Radin
Title: Virginia Woolf's The Years, The Evolution of a Novel
Publication Date: 1982]]> 2017-09-28 23:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192298837 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192301904 This article discusses the gender roles of literature and how women are typically expected to write about things such as fashion and personal experiences. This article relates to A Room of One's own because, in a way, it is a reflection of the modernized role of women in literature. Woolf discussed how women could be a successful writer with the right circumstances, but were inhibited by the stereotypes that surrounded their writing. This article address those stereotypes in a more modernized fashion. I chose this text because its message really stood out to me. I've always liked writing and I liked this article because it addresses how even though "women in literature" has become much more normalized with time, the author continues to demonstrate the ways in which texts written by women are still criticized for their femininity.
https://newrepublic.com/article/118625/feminist-writers-dilemma]]> 2017-09-29 00:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192301904 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192301971 The International Literacy Association is dedicated to educating people all over the world who fall below basic literacy levels. Most of these people cannot read or write and because of this, it is extremely difficult for them to function in a community outside of their own. This is connected to A Room of One's Own because the basis of the book is literacy. In it, Shakespeare's sister could not express her genius because she lacked the education that William had gotten. Literacy is the foundation of literature, and in order to effectively write fiction like Woolf did, it is necessary to be literate, at least in terms of education. As Woolf said, poverty also has an effect on fiction. I chose this source because I know how important education is for a person to have. I am so privileged to be able to go to college when over 781 million people cannot even read or write. This organization is dedicated to reducing those numbers drastically and normalizing and implementing educational systems in countries that do not have them.
https://www.literacyworldwide.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3NIFuwJGn4]]> 2017-09-29 00:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192301971 brownbl2 https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192301986 This article discusses how, in today's society, women are still fighting for their recognition. It mentions how women are less likely to win prizes for works of fiction if the protagonist is female. This is connected to A Room of One's own because it relates to how Woolf was looking through pieces of literature in which men wrote about women. Much like today, it was more acceptable for men to write about women whereas if women wrote about women, they would be criticized for it. I chose this article because I find it astonishing how prominent gender roles still are in literature, and especially in fiction.
http://theconversation.com/women-still-need-to-fight-for-publishing-deals-and-book-prizes-42836]]> 2017-09-29 00:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brownbl2/desoub0c9ivv/wish/192301986